Transcontinental Railroad Quiz

Transcontinental Railroad Quiz

5th Grade

18 Qs

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Transcontinental Railroad Quiz

Transcontinental Railroad Quiz

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5th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long did the Transcontinental Railroad take to complete?

16 years

8 years

14 months

6 years

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the Transcontinental Railroad built?

It was built so the Union and Pacific railroad companies could race.

For an easier way for the Native Americans to hunt the buffalo.

People wanted a faster way to travel and transport goods to the west.

To follow the trails that had become too rough to travel on.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long did it take to travel from East to West by horse and wagon?

5 months

7 months

12 years

11 days

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who invented Morse Code?

Abraham Lincoln

Samuel Morse

John Deere

The Chinese

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which direction were people wanting to travel?

North to south

East to west

West to east

South to north

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the telegraph?

Send messages through social media

Send pictures in the mail

Spread news to your friends

Send messages through wires to spread news

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did the Union Pacific start?

Topeka, Kansas

Austin, Texas

Omaha, Nebraska

San Diego, California

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